Darwin’s Limited: Cambridge’s Living Room

Posted on October 12, 2007 by kchocolate3

There are some places that are an institution. They’re cozy and comfy and people return day after day because they know they’ll be recognized, they like the food and drink, or they think the chairs are cozy. At Darwin’s Ltd. it seems it’s a little bit of everything, despite its draw-backs.*
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Culinary Update: Highlights in Pictures

Posted on October 3, 2007 by kchocolate3

Perhaps I’m not as prolific as I promised, but I can assure you that this post will be full of pictures and insights to what I’ve been up to these days. To start off with, we’ve done a bunch of stuff in class these past couple weeks. We’ve simmered, poached, grilled, sautéed, broiled, [...]

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  • News in Food


    Lots of people get around to posting things before I do. This column is devoted to what's hot (and those posts and articles that I wish I'd had the time or inspiration to write). Remember something I mentiond before but can't find it here? Check in the archives.

    Community Garden Resources
    Join in the gardening craze this year and plant your own garden! Now is the time to start planning, and in some parts of the country and world to start planting.
    Stephen Albert's book Kitchen Garden Grower's Guide is a great place to start planning.
    Organic Gardening offers helpful tips and techniques for your garden.
    The American Community Garden Association has a list of gardens as well as helpful tips to start a garden in areas where land is at a premium.

    Slow Food Nation
    If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area on Labor Day weekend, park your car, hop on the BART, and check out the Slow Food USA's largest food event yet: Slow Food Nation. Spend a weekend eating great food, listing to music, learning about sustainable food alternatives, and celebrating food with a bunch of other people who value it too. People are worried, with right, that the Victory Garden will be pulled up after the event, but let's look at it this way: if San Francisco can pull this off, maybe other cities around the nation (and world) can emulate it in their own ways and we'll start having "food fairs" just like we now have state and county fairs. Now wouldn't that be tasty?

    Coffee and Tea
    The New York Times blog has posted on flavored coffee. I agree: as someone who grew up in the Pacific Northwest among coffee purists, blueberry coffee does not sound good to me. Furthermore, today's Boston Globe has posted on iced tea around the area here. Check it out, my cafe (Darwin's) plays a starring role!

    Art Fair Season
    For me, these festivals are the epitome of summer. The Salem Art Association's art fair is what I grew up on - a weekend when art, music, and food took over our city park and celebrated. So it came as a pleasant surprise when I found out that Somerville, where I now live in Massachusetts, is having its own festival in Davis Square next weekend, July 18-19. If you're looking for a festival near you, check out this great database for art fairs all over the US. And when you go, try to find an elephant ear - the yummiest thing you'll ever eat at a fair.